Isao Kimura

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

100

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-06-22

Day of death

1981-07-04 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

Senda, Hiroshima, Japan

Isao Kimura

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Isao Kimura (木村 功 Kimura Isao), also known as Kō Kimura, was a Japanese actor. He appeared in several films directed by Akira Kurosawa. The first was Stray Dog (1949) as Yusa the criminal. Perhaps his most notable collaboration with Kurosawa was in Seven Samurai as the youngest of the samurai, Katsushiro. During his career he also appeared in several films directed by Mikio Naruse as well as appearing in the famous Lone Wolf and Cub film series. In addition to a film career spanning almost thirty years, Kimura founded and directed an acting company which ultimately went bankrupt. He died of esophageal cancer at 57 years old.

Known For

  • Seven Samurai

    Seven Samurai

  • Weeping Doll

    Weeping Doll

  • Secret Information

    Secret Information

  • Nippon no obaachan

    Nippon no obaachan

  • High and Low

    High and Low

  • My Brother

    My Brother

  • Ikiru

    Ikiru

  • I Saw the Killer

    I Saw the Killer

  • Conquest

    Conquest

  • Cape Ashizuri

    Cape Ashizuri

  • Throne of Blood

    Throne of Blood

  • Ayu no uta

    Ayu no uta

  • Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada

    Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada

  • Nukata no Ōkimi

    Nukata no Ōkimi

  • Stray Dog

    Stray Dog

  • Sky Scraper!

    Sky Scraper!

  • Pastoral: To Die in the Country

    Pastoral: To Die in the Country

  • Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

    Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

  • Miyamoto Musashi

    Miyamoto Musashi

  • The Story of Pure Love

    The Story of Pure Love

  • Dancing Girl

    Dancing Girl

  • Black Lizard

    Black Lizard

  • Little Peach

    Little Peach

  • Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

    Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

  • Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style

    Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style

  • The Temple of Wild Geese

    The Temple of Wild Geese

  • Summer Clouds

    Summer Clouds

  • Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

    Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

  • Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn

    Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn

  • Our Marriage

    Our Marriage

  • Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

    Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

  • Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'

    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'

  • Yukiko

    Yukiko

  • Journey

    Journey

  • Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

    Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

  • Hero of the Red Light District

    Hero of the Red Light District

  • Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

    Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

  • The Thinking Leaf

    The Thinking Leaf

  • The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes

    The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes

  • Rice

    Rice

  • Snow Country

    Snow Country

  • The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado

    The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado

  • The Shape of Night

    The Shape of Night

  • Elegy

    Elegy

  • Tengoku wa doko da

    Tengoku wa doko da

  • Confessions Among Actresses

    Confessions Among Actresses

  • Tokyo Detective Girl

    Tokyo Detective Girl

  • Vacuum Zone

    Vacuum Zone

  • Beyond Love and Hate

    Beyond Love and Hate

  • Knightly Advice

    Knightly Advice

  • Assassination

    Assassination

  • A Billionaire

    A Billionaire

  • Impasse

    Impasse

  • Beautiful Days

    Beautiful Days

  • Price of Beauty

    Price of Beauty

  • White Cliffs

    White Cliffs

  • Still I Live On

    Still I Live On

  • Four Sisters

    Four Sisters

  • Young Lord Yakuza

    Young Lord Yakuza

  • Mr. Pu

    Mr. Pu

  • The Angry Street

    The Angry Street

  • Showdown in Blood

    Showdown in Blood

  • Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

    Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

  • Where did Sharaku go?

    Where did Sharaku go?

  • Affair in the Snow

    Affair in the Snow

  • The Affair

    The Affair

  • Violence

    Violence

  • At the End of the Clouds

    At the End of the Clouds

  • Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella

    Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella

  • Student Double Suicide

    Student Double Suicide

  • Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

    Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

  • Sekidô matsuri

    Sekidô matsuri

  • Avalanche

    Avalanche

  • Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song

    Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song

  • The Love of the Actress Sumako

    The Love of the Actress Sumako

  • The Eighth Enemy

    The Eighth Enemy

  • Invitation from the Beach

    Invitation from the Beach

  • Rusty Pendant

    Rusty Pendant

  • Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon

    Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon

  • The Stragglers

    The Stragglers

  • Ofukuro

    Ofukuro

  • Yakuza of Seki

    Yakuza of Seki

  • Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene

    Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene

  • The Valley Between Love and Death

    The Valley Between Love and Death

  • Akutoku

    Akutoku

  • A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land

    A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land

  • Beyond the Seasonal Wind

    Beyond the Seasonal Wind

  • Fill the Cup with Blood

    Fill the Cup with Blood

  • The Harbor Lights

    The Harbor Lights

  • Hahakogusa

    Hahakogusa

  • The End of a Day

    The End of a Day

  • City

    City

  • The Woman and the Pirate

    The Woman and the Pirate

  • Hokkaido, My Love

    Hokkaido, My Love

  • The Brass General

    The Brass General

  • The Wife is a University Student

    The Wife is a University Student

  • The Yamabiko School

    The Yamabiko School

  • 拳銃野郎に御用心

    拳銃野郎に御用心

  • Fuyu no Undokai

    Fuyu no Undokai

  • Daigaku buyū-den

    Daigaku buyū-den